Michael Sweetney takes a free throw during The Tournament. (Screencap via @Pa7290)The second edition of The Basketball Tournament — a five-on-five summer hoops extravaganza in which fan-vote-determined teams battle in a winner-take-all single-elimination tournament for a big cash prize — is set to conclude this weekend. Over the past three weeks, a whopping 97 teams featuring more than 500 players with pro experience — including a reported 125 players who've logged NBA or D-League time — have been whittled down to just four, who will battle it out in New York on Saturday in a pair of semifinal matchups for the right to face off in Sunday's final for the championship, the bragging rights and the grand prize of $1 million.

Justin Wren poses with Jippee, an Mbuti Pygmy in the Congo. (Special to Yahoo Sports)Wren has written a book on his experience with the Pygmies, "Fight for the Forgotten: How a Mixed Martial Artist Stopped Fighting for Himself and Started Fighting for Others." The book, co-authored by veteran MMA journalist Loretta Hunt, will be released on Sept. 15.

He will be fighting for the first time since July 17, 2010, when he submitted Josh Robertson in Biloxi, Miss.

"Returning after five years seems like it will be a big obstacle and a big challenge, but I've been in the gym for several months and I've really seen myself improve," Wren told Yahoo Sports. "I believe it's

Less than a month into the NBA’s 2015 NBA offseason, the Portland Trail Blazers have firmly established their presence at the top of everyone’s “worst summer in the NBA” lists. The team lost four starters from last year’s club (and even a late-season replacement for one of those starters) to either free agency or trade. Coming off of a 51-win season and division title, the franchise’s front office has decided that it needs to rebuild.

One of those former starters, shooting guard Wesley Matthews, was defined characteristically as the team’s figurative heart and soul several times last year, prior to tearing his Achilles past the mid-point of the season. The Blazers decided against offering their heart and soul a contract as he entered free agency this summer, and Matthews is less than pleased at the team’s refusal to even reach out, much less offer him a contract.

We really can't blame One Direction's Harry Styles for trying to fire up the crowd in Kansas City during the band's concert earlier this week. There's probably few better ways to get the locals rocking than by ripping their hated sports rivals, so when Styles made fun of the Oakland Raiders, he was shooting fish in a barrel, and got the reaction he was seeking. Of course, once that Vine started spreading, the Raiders got wind of it, and wasted no time working up a response. We don't seriously think Styles cares all that much if anyone likes or dislikes the Raiders, but if you're going to call a team out for not having fans, you should maybe make sure one of your bandmates hasn't shown them love in the past. Whoever was on social media patrol for Oakland wins this one, quickly finding and tweeting out a picture of bandmate Liam Payne sporting the silver and black. One Direction's next tour stop is Friday night in Indianapolis, so while it may be

At 28, Rousey is one of the most feared and respected champions in all of combat sports. One fighter who recognizes Rousey’s skill – and is impressed by her physique – is UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

“Notorious” is not one for throwing praise at his contemporaries; in fact, it’s usually the opposite. But the flamboyant champion makes an exception for Rousey.

“I certainly would not like to end up in a tie-up with Miss Rousey,” McGregor told SINow. “I remember one time when I’d seen her and I greeted her and said 'What’s up champ' and we embraced. And I swear on my life her back muscles were the most solidest (sic) back muscles I’d ever felt in my life.Conor McGregor will likely meet Jose Aldo in a unification bout on Dec. 5 at AT&T Stadium. (Getty)

The 2016 presidential candidate will leave the campaign trail and head to Scotland for a two-day visit at his Turnberry resort, which hosts the Ricoh Women's British Open starting Thursday.

“I own Turnberry, in Scotland, one of great resorts in world,” Trump tweeted. “Women’s British Open there this week. I’ll go for two days & back on trail.”

Just great.

Trump's appearance, complete with a self-indulgent news conference on Thursday, takes away from the start of the LPGA's fourth major of the year. Instead, it brings into view Trump, who outraged golf's governing bodies with an assertion that the sport supports his position concerning Mexican immigrants. LPGA commissioner Mike Whan added that he would have preferred to move this championship from Trump's property, but the timing of Trump's comments made that impossible. In response, Trump wrote an open letter to Whan, saying he would let the LPGA out of a contract (it actually doesn't have) with his

Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the Brooklyn Nets, speaks to the media during a news conference before an NBA basketball game between the Nets and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Barclays Center, Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)When Mikhail Prokhorov bought the then-New Jersey Nets in 2010, he announced his intentions with a flurry of bold statements and seemingly intentional provocations. One of the most notable involved his personal life — Prokhorov, a notorious bachelor, declared that he would marry if the Nets did not win an NBA championship within five years.

Five years later, the Brooklyn Nets topped out at an underwhelming trip to the Eastern Conference Semifinals in 2014. So Prokhorov must be getting ready to tie the knot with his immortal beloved, right?

Not so much. The 50-year-old billionaire says that he will not tie the knot any time soon in a new video posted to Nets.com, although a friend has taken his place in the wager. Here's the transcript (via PBT):

You may remember my promise to get married if we didn’t win a championship within five years. Sadly to say, five years have passed, and today I am very happy to say that

Rory McIlroy still isn't ready to play golf. He announced Wednesday that he won't defend his title next week at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, a tournament he won as part of a three-event winning streak including the final two majors of 2014.

"Unfortunately, I will not be defending my Bridgestone title," said McIlroy. “Best of luck to all the competitors, and I look forward to returning to Firestone in 2016.”

Instead, McIlroy will continue to nurse the ruptured ligament he suffered in his left ankle during a July 4 soccer game with friends.

With the WGC in Ohio serving as the final tune-up before the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, there's more doubt that the world No. 1 will be able to defend the Wanamaker trophy in Wisconsin. The last PGA champion to not defend his title was Ben Hogan, who won the 1948 title but did not play the next year as he was recovering from a near-fatal car accident.

McIlroy's absence from Firestone Country Club also opens the possibility of Jordan

We all have our off days. Whether there is a lot on our minds — like work, apartments, dating — or we are just in an off mood, generally we can move on from a bad day.

Unfortunately for 19-year-old Maddison Keeney of Australia, whatever was on her mind distracted her in front of a world audience, and her off day was televised for all to see.

Keeney recently competed in the FINA World Aquatic Championships, which are the global tournament for sports including swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.

During a dive with a high degree of difficulty at 3.2, her nerves seem to have gotten the best of her and led to this disastrous performance.

She fell from fourth to 12th place — which is still amazing when you consider it was a world competition.